to excite (adj.)
HSK 4
Traditional
激動
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
机动 jī dòng - motor-driven; motorised (adj.) | HSK 6
Examples
她听到好消息时非常激动。 tā tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi shí fēicháng jīdòng. - She was very excited when she heard the good news.
孩子们听到要去游乐场时都很激动。 háizimen tīngdào yào qù yóulèchǎng shí dōu hěn jīdòng. - The children were very excited when they heard they were going to the amusement park.
他激动地告诉我们他的计划。 tā jīdòng de gàosù wǒmen tā de jìhuà. - He excitedly told us about his plan.
当他看到她时，他感到非常激动。 dāng tā kàn dào tā shí, tā gǎndào fēicháng jīdòng. - He was very excited when he saw her.
听到他们的成功消息，我激动得都要哭了。 tīngdào tāmen de chénggōng xiāoxi, wǒ jīdòng dé dōu yào kūle. - I was so excited to hear their success that I wanted to cry.
Characters
动 dòng - move, act; be movable |
激 jī - sharp, fierce, radical; emotionally-stirred |